Dish rack



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P. CUNNEEN DISH RACK Fi1ed oct. 14. 1921 5 Smets-sheet. 1

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. P. CUNNEEN D IsH RACK Filed Oct. 14 1921 5 Sheets-Sheet E.

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' P. CUNNEEN l DISH RACK Fi1ed oct. 14. 1921 5 sheets-sheet s which it is inserted and being retained therein against any but positive removal.

Mounted upon the other dish supporting frame 7 is a knife rack 19, the same being provided with a central vertical slot 20, through which passes a screw-bolt 2l tixed in the dish supporting 'frame and carrying a thumb-nut 22, as shown. Near the ends oi. said rack are upper hook members 23 and lower hook members 2a, which limit the movement of the rack at its ends in either direction. Said rack is provided with a series ol" narrow slots 25 in its upper edge, said slots merging into substantially circular apertures 26 at their lower ends, the bottoms of said circular apertures being slightly notched at 27 to receive the lower edges of the knives. As shown in .Figure 7, when this rack is raised te its uppermost position, which .may be done by loosening the thumb-nut 22, and raising the rack until the `hooks 2a engage with the underside of the upper bar 5, and then tightening said thumb-nut, the knives may be inserted into the slots 25 and will rest at their lower edges in the notches 2T, their handles resting upon the opposite plate supporting frame, as clearly shown in Figure In utilizing my improved device when it is desired to wash and rinse dishes, the dish supporting :trame may be adjusted to any position from the vertical to that shown in dotted lines in Figure 3, which latter will receive and support plates of large size, one of said plates being' shown therein in dotted outline. For smaller plates, the notched bars l0 provide means for retaining the plate supporting means as close together as may be desired. In utilizing the rack 16, the same is raised to the position shown in Figure et, whereupon the forks or spoons may be inserted therein, the manner of insertion being illustrated clearly in said figure, and the same'will be positioned properly 'for the washing and rinsing operation. Similarly the knife rack 19 may be raised to operative position and knives disposed therein, as clearly illustrated in Figure 7. It will be understood that the device when filled with any articles to be washed is placed in a sink, and hot washing and rinsing water applied thereto as desired. lVhen the operation is completed, the rack with its contents may be removed from the sink and placed in position to dry.

In Figure 6, I have shown the projections forming the notches 8 utilized as a rack for supporting knives, orks or spoons, the same being provided with notches 28 into which the edges of the articles to be supported may be inserted and which will retain them iirmly in position during the washing and rinsing operation.

In Figures 9, It), ll and l2, I have illustrated my improved fork and spoon holder, as well as the knife holder applied to the form of dish washer and drainer disclosed in my application for Letters Patent No. 487,033 hereinbetore referred to, and I wish it to be understood that said devices may be applied to either construction, as may be desired. rIhe application of said devices to the prior construction being apparent, further description ot' the same is deemed to be unnecessary.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A dish rack, comprising means 'for supporting dishes in spaced relation, and a rack vertically adjustable thereon into and out of operative position and adapted removably to receive and support therein spoons, forks and the like.

2. A dish rack, comprising means for supporting dishes in spaced relation, and a rack vertically adjustable thereon into and out of operative position, said rack comprising end arms hooked at their lower ends to engage said dish support to limit their fupward movement and a longitudinal inverted V-shaped member apertured in its apex removably to receive and support therein spoons, forks and the like.

3. A dish rack, comprising means for supporting dishes in spaced relation, and a rack vertically adjustable thereon into and out of opera-tive position, said rack comprising end arms hooked at their lower ends to engage said dish support to limit their upward iovement and a longitudinal inverted V- shaped member formed with a plurality of longitudinal slots in its apex merging at one end into transverse slots, adapted removably to receive and support therein spoons, 'l'orks and the like.

t. A dish rack, comprising 'trames for supporting dishes in spaced relation, a rack vertically adjustable on one of said frames into and out of operative position and adapted removably to receive and support therein spoons, forks and the like, and a separate rack vertically adjustable on the otherl frame and slotted to receive and support the blades of the knives. j

In testimony whereof, I hereunto atlix my signature.

PETER CUNNEEN. 

